TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Laurie B. Jester, Planning Manager
Angelica Ochoa, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing to Consider Extending Interim Ordinance No. 17-0001-U for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU's) (Community Development Director McIntosh).
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 17-0032-U EXTENDING THE INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCE FOR ONE YEAR
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that after conducting the public hearing, the City Council introduce Ordinance No. 17-0032-U extending the interim zoning ordinance for one year.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with the adoption of the attached Ordinance No. 17-0032-U. However, development of the permanent Zoning Code Amendments for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU's) and processing future applications for ADU's, will require additional staff time and resources.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
On December 20, 2016, the City Council adopted Interim Ordinance No. 16-0038-U prohibiting the establishment of new ADUs, except those that satisfy specified standards. The Interim Ordinance was modified and extended on January 17, 2017 with the adoption of Urgency Ordinance No. 17-0001-U and will expire on December 19, 2017 if not extended. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65858, the alleviation report was issued on November 21, 2017, a minimum 10 days before the Interim Ordinance will expire. The Urgency Ordinance is required as new State regulations for ADU's went into effect on January 1, 2017, and if no local regulations are adopted then the City is required to approve any ADU that meets minimum State standards which are likely inconsistent with the regulations that the City is currently developing.
As previously directed by the Council, Staff will continue to...
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